How did the genesis of HMIS project take place?
The first step was to bring architectural corrections under NRHM, which required thorough evaluation of the system that was already running in place. There was a need to identify the data being collected, the method being used for collection of data and finally its usage. Further, there was a need to identify the challenges and problems being faced, on the basis of which a situation analysis of the existing system was done and a procedure to reform the entire system was devised. This marked the beginning of the project in early January 2008. What were the challenges faced during the integration of this project? Some of the major issues faced werecollection of too much data, generation of very few indicators, weak utilization of data for planning and action and extreme fragmentation of information systems running independently of each other, and so on. A major problem was to collect data available in different formats and include it in files of different formats. We felt that the only w
